Festival

Festival presentation: 

Mission Statement: The Scottsdale International Film Festival is a destination event and catalyst for connecting diverse filmmakers from around the world with film lovers in a fresh, thought-provoking, and enduring community of support. This mission has grown more vital with each passing year. Since its inception the Scottsdale International Film Festival has reached an audience of over 63,500 and has showcased more than 315 films and videos.

 

 

 

 

Edition: 

12

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Theme: 

Adult

Adventure

African Films

American Films

Animation

Arabic Films

Art, Dance, Music

Art-house films

Asian Films

Awards

Black Culture Films

British Films

Comedy

Crime

Digital

Documentary

European Films

Fantasy/Science Fiction

French Films

German Films

Historical

Homosexuality

Human Rights

Independent

International

Italian Films

Japanese Films

Jewish Films

Latin American Films

Religious films

Romance

Senior

Spanish Films

Thriller

War

Western

Women

Category/Format: 

Animated Films

Digital / DVD

Documentaries

Fiction Features

Independant

Work-In-Progress

Last season's 2011 SIFF concluded its most successful year yet as 8,500 area residents enjoyed a selection of the best international films.

The Festival kicked off on September 30 with the opening night premiere of LIKE CRAZY starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones. The two stars attended to present the film and participated in a post-film discussion with the audience. Also in attendance on October 1 was John Sayles to present his film AMIGO. Mr. Sayles participated in the post-film discussion with the audience and was the Festival's first recipient of its Artistic Diversity Award.

The Festival, which ran through October 4, featured area premieres of 10 films which included: BLACKTHORN, JANIE JONES, TAKE SHELTER, and WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN among others. The Festival hosted 12 question-and-answer sessions and screened 69 programs.

The Audience Award for Best Film went to THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR from France.